Malignant neoplasm of upper gum

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Malignant neoplasm of upper gum

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from C03 Malignant neoplasm of gum

Excludes2 - not included here

malignant odontogenic neoplasms (C41.0-C41.1)

Use additional code

code to identify:
alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
tobacco dependence (F17.-)
tobacco use (Z72.0)

Includes

malignant neoplasm of alveolar (ridge) mucosa
malignant neoplasm of gingiva

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Neoplasm, neoplastic > gum > upper
Neoplasm, neoplastic > gingiva > upper
Neoplasm, neoplastic > alveolus > upper
Neoplasm, neoplastic > gingiva > maxillary
Neoplasm, neoplastic > alveolar > mucosa > upper
Neoplasm, neoplastic > mucosa > alveolar > upper
Neoplasm, neoplastic > jaw > soft tissues > upper
Neoplasm, neoplastic > interdental papillae > upper
Neoplasm, neoplastic > maxilla, maxillary > carcinoma
Neoplasm, neoplastic > maxilla, maxillary > alveolar > mucosa
Neoplasm, neoplastic > alveolar > ridge or process > mucosa > upper
Neoplasm, neoplastic > alveolar > ridge or process > carcinoma > upper

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
C03.1	Malignant neoplasm of lower gum	Valid
C03.9	Malignant neoplasm of gum, unspecified	Valid